Democrats are growing increasingly concerned about their chances of flipping a key Senate seat in Maine after new allegations surfaced against Democratic candidate Graham Platner. Unease about Platner’s candidacy was already circulating among Democrats, but they intensified after a new report from The New York Times on Thursday. The Times says it spoke with several […]
When someone mentions the word study, images of graphs and datasheets appear in most people’s minds. But one group that wanted to look at how artificial intelligence chatbots would interact with each other used an entirely different kind of study, and the results are just as wild. Emergence AI, a startup company focusing on autonomous […]
While much of the attention this week has focused on California’s governor’s race and the Los Angeles mayoral contest, another election with national implications has already been decided. Republicans gain a vote Republican State Assemblyman James Gallagher won California’s 1st Congressional District special election, capturing about 62% of the vote against Democratic State Sen. Mike […]
It was a bombshell news story that spread on the internet like wildfire: Popular comedian and podcaster Joe Rogan was replacing longtime “60 Minutes” correspondent Anderson Cooper, who parted ways with CBS News last month. If only it were true. Network executives “may have their sights” on the Austin-based podcaster, the Austin American-Statesman reported Wednesday, […]
A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to restart asylum and immigration processing after it left some migrants living in the U.S. in legal limbo. U.S. District Judge John J. McConnell Jr. of Rhode Island wrote in a 135-page opinion that the administration’s actions made it impossible for a large group of people to […]
Meta’s AI app now includes facial recognition code for its smart glasses, despite the company’s previous assurances that it had not decided whether to introduce the technology. An analysis of the company’s AI app by Wired uncovered “an unreleased face-recognition system embedded in Meta’s smart glasses platform” designed to identify people whose biometric data has […]
After an 18-hour vote-a-rama on the Senate floor, lawmakers passed a bill funding both Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Border Patrol for the remainder of President Donald Trump’s term. Senators from both parties proposed 29 amendments and motions before finally passing a rather simple, straightforward bill. But the back-and-forth that ran from Thursday into […]
As the rise of artificial intelligence threatens the revenue and reach of legacy news brands, can media executives have their cake and eat it, too? Leaders at McClatchy Media, the company behind local newspapers like the Miami Herald and The Kansas City Star, hope so. During a contentious “town hall” meeting, as Straight Arrow exclusively […]
Millions of women and girls across the world have had their images manipulated and sexualized by artificial intelligence without their consent — with little recourse for those generating the images. And, as one British lawmaker recently learned, no one is safe from falling victim to this kind of harmful content. Now, she’s fighting back — […]
President Donald Trump claimed on Thursday, without proof, that Democrats were attempting to steal elections in California. The president railed against mail-in ballots, which are still being accepted in the state. California is notoriously slow to post election numbers, and these latest primary races are no different. So why does it take the state a […]
